Alaska Trip Ends

Before I finish up the Alaska recap I just want to thank everyone who responded to my question on Friday. Thanks for all the encouragement and I'll be responding to everything. If you have anything else to add, please keep them coming. In case you didn't know it already - I really love it when people take the time to comment.

Ok, back to the trip recap. Where was I? We left Sitka and had one more day at sea. Even though the boat didn't dock anywhere, it was another stunning view day as we cruised through College Fjord. Check it out
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(see those little black dots on the ice chunk in the middle? Those are sea otters!)

On Tuesday night, we arrived in Whittier.
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That day we scheduled a boat ride to see some more glaciers. To be honest, we scheduled it mostly because we had the entire day to kill. We figured it would just be more of the same. But the excursion was definitely better than we had expected. To start off we got to see this amazing rocky face waterfall with a million birds on it. The sound of all those birds flying around was pretty cool.
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We saw some more wildlife including eagles, mountain goats and the adorable sea otter.
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In some spots, the water was so still it was like glass. This photo is not doctored - it really did look just like this.
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We arrived at the edge of the glacier and stopped the boat. Not too long after everyone collected themselves outside, we got a great show of the glacier calving.
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Awesome!

With all but bear and moose sightings checked off the list, our Alaska experience was as complete as it was going to get.
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Actually there is tons more to do here than we could have ever done in just a week...but I have to say I don't know if I could go back. We had such amazing weather on our trip, we've been completely spoiled. I don't know if I would have had half as much fun if we had encountered the notorious moody Alaska climate. Or maybe its always this nice and thats what the locals tell tourists to keep more of us from moving there!

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Hope you liked taking a blog trip with me. If travel is your bag and you're new here, check out my past travel posts: London, Tokyo, Prague, Krakow and Budapest.

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17 comments:

  1. Well, I think I like traveling with you. ;) Wonderful photos, as usual! Now when are you leaving again so we can have more travel photo fun? ;)

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  2. Anonymous12:08 PM

    Beautiful pictures! My husband and I have been talking about an Alaskan cruise for some time now... This just seals the deal. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Beautiful trip! It's too bad you didn't get to see a Bear or Moose. Also too bad it was raining when you were in Vancouver, you would of liked shopping downtown!

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  4. beautiful photos. i have the same problem as you i am nearly finished the purpose of my blog . so whats next? for you i would say you have a good eye so, show the world,your world, though your eyes d

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  5. Wow, it looks amazing!! Your pictures really bring it to life. I just got back from Italy on Saturday and need to get my pictures up. I wish mine came out as clear as yours :-)

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  6. Anonymous2:16 PM

    amazing photos :) my hubs and i took an alaskan cruise for our honeymoon 3 years ago :) it was so fun!!

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  7. Anonymous2:18 PM

    I'm thinking of going next August as my birthday trip. I'd love to get on land a bit and see more of the interior wilderness.

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  8. Thanks for these photos and again I would like to say thanks for taking us on your trips via your beautiful photos! Hugs from Conroe, TX!

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  9. The waterfall is absolutely beautiful, Mrs L!

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  10. It is BEAUTIFUL, isn't it?
    I used to live there.

    Jen Ramos
    'Cards & Prints You'll Love...'
    www.madebygirl.com
    madebygirl.blogspot.com

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  11. Anonymous11:23 PM

    Gorgeous! I never thought I would want to go to Alaska, but after reading your posts I want to go! Thanks for sharing!!

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  12. you could work for National Geographic! :)
    Love all those icy blues!

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  13. Darling - those photos are unbelievable! I was on the fence about visiting a place that requires me to layer on the clothes - but after your recap, I definitely want to go Alaskan :)

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  14. Yet again more great pics. I love every single shot.

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  15. stunning pictures! i think my jaw just dropped!

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  16. Oh I love seeing all your photos! I want to go so bad...and now I'm going to have to check out your photos of Budapest too...fun. I can't travel right now, so I'll have to live vicariously through you.

    cozystyle.blogspot.com

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  17. Anonymous2:45 PM

    Beautiful photos! We took an Alaska cruise a few years ago. (Pics on my blog.) You have a neat blog, I love your house photos.

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